Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Hiawatha Primer and The Book of Nature Myths/Google & Project Gutenburg
The Hiawatha Primer and The Book of Nature Myths are to be read in succession. Both get progressively more difficult, so it is meant to be used across grades. Grade levels are not mentioned, but it appears to cover grade two - grade four. Primers are meant for beginning readers.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Elementary and Middle School Readings for Columbus Day/Google books
The Story of Columbus and Magellan
A First Book in American History: With Special Reference to the Lives
A History of the United States and Its People: For the Use of Schools
The Beginner's American History
Thirty More Famous Stories Retold
Socializing the Child: A Guide to the Teaching of History in the Primary Grades
Stories of Early American History
An Elementary History of Our Country
American Hero Stories
The Patriotic Reader: For Seventh and Eighth Grades and Junior High Schools
The Story of Mankind
Founders of Our Country
History Primer
Barnes's Elementary History of the United States
Type Lessons for Primary Teachers
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Monday, October 6, 2008
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Well-Known Piano Solos, How to Play Them /Google Books
Click here.
Well-Known Piano Solos, How to Play Them: How to Play Them
By Charles W. Wilkinson, Edward Ellsworth Hipsher
Published by Best Books, 1915
284 pages
Well-Known Piano Solos, How to Play Them: How to Play Them
By Charles W. Wilkinson, Edward Ellsworth Hipsher
Published by Best Books, 1915
284 pages
The New McGuffey Fifth Reader/Google Books
Click here.
The New McGuffey Fifth Reader.
By William Holmes McGuffey
Published by American Book Co., 1901
Original from Harvard University
352 pages
Monday, September 29, 2008
The King of the Golden River by John Ruskin/Project Gutenberg
Click here. Easy to download via HTML, just "select all" and "save".
According to Yesterday's Classics which has republished this classic:
"A fairy tale of what happened to two men who tried to get rich in evil ways and of how the fortune they sought came to their younger brother, whose kind and loving heart prompted him to right action. Widely regarded as a masterpiece of 19th century stories for children. Includes four black and white illustrations by Maria L. Kirk. Ages 8-10, 41 pages."
Detailed description of plot, characters, and story analysis at Wikipedia.
According to Yesterday's Classics which has republished this classic:
"A fairy tale of what happened to two men who tried to get rich in evil ways and of how the fortune they sought came to their younger brother, whose kind and loving heart prompted him to right action. Widely regarded as a masterpiece of 19th century stories for children. Includes four black and white illustrations by Maria L. Kirk. Ages 8-10, 41 pages."
Detailed description of plot, characters, and story analysis at Wikipedia.
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Teaching Literature in the Grammar Grades and High School /Google Books
Click here.
Teaching Literature in the Grammar Grades and High School
By Emma Miller Bolenius
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, 1915
Original from the New York Public Library
337 pages
Teaching Literature in the Grammar Grades and High School
By Emma Miller Bolenius
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, 1915
Original from the New York Public Library
337 pages
Saturday, September 27, 2008
In the Nursery of My Book House/Google Books
By Olive Beaupré Miller
Published by Book House for Children, 1920
Click here.
Traditional nursery rhymes and stories for older children.
Click here.
Traditional nursery rhymes and stories for older children.
Friday, September 26, 2008
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Cathcart's Literary Reader (Survey of English Literature) /Google books
Begins with Elizabethan literature. Click here.
Type Lessons for Primary Teachers in the Study of Nature, Literature and Art Grades 1-4/Google Books
Click here.
Type Lessons for Primary Teachers in the Study of Nature, Literature and Art, arranged by seasons for the first four grades.
By Anna E. McGovern
Published by A. Flanagan company, 1905
Original from Harvard University
315 pages
Type Lessons for Primary Teachers in the Study of Nature, Literature and Art, arranged by seasons for the first four grades.
By Anna E. McGovern
Published by A. Flanagan company, 1905
Original from Harvard University
315 pages
Shakspere(Shakespeare): A Critical Study of His Mind and Art/Google Books
Click here.
Shakspere: A Critical Study of His Mind and Art
By Edward Dowden, Will David Howe
Published by Harper, 1918
Original from Harvard University
386 pages
Intermediate Language Lessons for Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Grade By Emma Serl/Google Books
Click here.
Intermediate Language Lessons
By Emma Serl
Published by American book company, 1914
324 pages
Teacher's copies and reprints of this book are available for sale. Check Google Search, or use my Amazon search engine on the side bar.
Intermediate Language Lessons
By Emma Serl
Published by American book company, 1914
324 pages
Teacher's copies and reprints of this book are available for sale. Check Google Search, or use my Amazon search engine on the side bar.
Everyday Classics Eighth Grade/Google Books
Click here.
Everyday Classics: Primer-eighth Reader
By Franklin Thomas Baker, Ashley Horace Thorndike, Fannie Wyche Dunn, Mildred Batchelder
Published by Macmillan, 1918
Everyday Classics Seventh Grade/Google Books
Click here.
Everyday Classics: First [-eighth] Reader
By Franklin Thomas Baker, Ashley Horace Thorndike, Fannie Wyche Dunn, Mildred Batchelder
Published by Macmillan, 1918
Original from the New York Public Library
Classics Old and New Fourth Grade/ Google Reader
Classics Old and New: A Series of School Readers
By Edwin Anderson Alderman
Saturday, September 20, 2008
The Mother Goose Primer/Google Books
Click here.The Mother Goose Primer
By Belle Wiley
Illustrated by Anne Merriman Peck
Published by C.E. Merrill, 1910
Original from Harvard University
128 pages
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
An American Book of Golden Deeds(Hero Stories) By James Baldwin/Google Books
An American Book of Golden Deeds
By James Baldwin
Published by Dodo Press, 1907
Original from Harvard University
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
The Book of Battles; or, Daring Deeds by Land and Sea/ Google Books
This is not an academic book, but interesting for older teens and adults.
The book of battles; or, Daring deeds by land and sea [ed. by E. Shelton and C. Jones], By Book, Edward Shelton
Published by , 1867
Original from Oxford University
From the Prospectus:
"The Editor, however, will exercise great caution to avoid errors into
which he might easily fall. First, the Narratives will be strictly true,
so that the reader may have before him the actions of men like himself —
not creations of an author's brain. Then, the details of most Exciting
Adventures will not be overcharged for the mere purpose of producing
a morbid sensation. Over sufferings incidental to War the veil will be
gently drawn, and at heroic deeds involving often the rise of One Man
upon the sacrifice of Thousands there will only be expressed the admiration
of a rational observer in a Christian country."
Click here.
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Fifty Famous Rides and Riders By James Baldwin/Google Books
Click here. Appears appropriate for fourth to fifth grade students.
Published by American Book Company, 1916
Original from the New York Public Library
303 pages
Published by American Book Company, 1916
Original from the New York Public Library
303 pages
Barnes's Elementary History of the United States by James Baldwin/Google Books
Click here. About fourth grade level. Beginner's history in the form of biographies.
Published by American Book Company, 1918
400 pages
Published by American Book Company, 1918
400 pages
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Friday, September 5, 2008
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race/Project Gutenburg
Contents:
Introduction xvii
I. Beowulf 1
II. The Dream of Maxen Wledig 42
III. The Story of Constantine and Elene 50
IV. The Compassion of Constantine 63
V. Havelok the Dane 73
VI. Howard the Halt 95
VII. Roland, the Hero of Early France 119
VIII. The Countess Cathleen 156
IX. Cuchulain, the Champion of Ireland 184
X. The Tale of Gamelyn 204
XI. William of Cloudeslee 225
XII. Black Colin of Loch Awe 248
XIII. The Marriage of Sir Gawayne 265
XIV. King Horn 286
XV. Robin Hood 314
XVI. Hereward the Wake
Click here.
King Arthur's Knights The Tales Re-told for Boys & Girls/Project Gutenburg
Then a cry came from among the common people, and so strong was it that the nobles looked as if they hated to hear it.
'Let Arthur draw the sword!' was the call from a thousand throats.
The venerable archbishop came and took Arthur by the hand, and led him towards the sword. Again the young man held the rich pommel with his single hand, and that which none of the forty-nine great men could do, he did as easily as if he but plucked a flower.
A fierce cry leaped from among the thousands of the common people.
'Arthur shall be our King!' they cried. 'Arthur is our King! We will no longer deny him!'
A wonderful read-aloud or story for older children to read. It is a bit difficult with the old English, so I'm guessing age 12 and up for readability. Click here.
Saturday, August 30, 2008
In God's Garden by Amy Steedman/Librivox
Friday, August 29, 2008
The American Normal Readers Fifth Grade/Google Books
Click here
Excerpt from Introduction:
Thou hast made us for Thyself, and we cannot find rest until we find it in Thee. — ST. AUGUSTINE. These familiar words, which show the purpose of our creation and the true goal of life, also point to the end and aim of all sound education. Education is complete and ideal only as it trains and develops the whole being in the manner intended by the Creator. True education will embrace instruction and guidance in Religion, Science, History, Literature and Art, for these represent the child's entire nature and so cover the full range of his possibilities.
The American Normal Readers: Fifth Book
By May Louise Harvey
Published by Silver, Burdett and Co., 1912
Original from Harvard University
Digitized Mar 30, 2007
The American Normal Readers Third Grade/Google Books
By May Louise Harvey
Published by Silver, Burdett and Co., 1908
Original from Harvard University
Digitized Mar 28, 2007
352 pages
Primary Method in the Church School(Lessons Plans)/Google Books
Lesson plans and teacher's instructional for primary grade, ages six though eight, although some skills covered look appropriate for younger ages. Click here.
Primary Method in the Church School: By Alberta Munkres
By Alberta Munkres
Published by The Abingdon Press, 1921
Original from Harvard University
Digitized Jan 8, 2008
242 pages
Language Work By Grade(Lesson Plans)/Project Gutenberg
For grades one through eight. Click here.
Language Work in Elementary Schools
By Macon Anderson Leiper
Published by Ginn, 1916
Original from the University of California
Digitized Oct 29, 2007
333 pages
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 1 of 8 & Great Events by Famous Historians, Volumes 1-21./Project Gutenberg
Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis), 1870-1942:
- The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 (English) (as Editor)
- The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 02
(From the Rise of Greece to the Christian Era) (English) (as Editor) - The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 (English) (as Editor)
- The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04 (English) (as Editor)
- The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 05
(From Charlemagne to Frederick Barbarossa) (English) (as Editor) - The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06
(From Barbarossa to Dante) (English) (as Editor) - The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 (English) (as Editor)
- The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 08
The Later Renaissance: from Gutenberg to the Reformation (English) (as Editor) - The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 09 (English) (as Editor)
- The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10 (English) (as Editor)
- The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 (English) (as Editor)
- The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 12 (English) (as Editor)
- The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 (English) (as Editor)
- The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 17 (English) (as Editor)
- The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 21
The Recent Days (1910-1914) (English) (as Editor) - Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 1 of 8
A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more
than 200 of the most prominent personages in History (English) (as Editor) - Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 2 of 8
A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more
than 200 of the most prominent personages in History (English) (as Editor) - Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 of 8
A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more
than 200 of the most prominent personages in History (English) (as Editor) - Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 of 8
A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more
than 200 of the most prominent personages in History (English) (as Editor) - Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 of 8
A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more
than 200 of the most prominent personages in History (English) (as Editor) - Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 of 8
A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more
than 200 of the most prominent personages in History (English) (as Editor) - Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 7 of 8
A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Lives of More Than 200 of the Most Prominent Personages in History (English) (as Editor) - Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 8 (of 8)
A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more
than 200 of the most prominent personages in History (English) (as Editor)
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Wilderness, Camping, and Scouting Using the "Indian Ideal"/Google Books
This is "old school" scouting at it's best. Click here.
Saturday, August 23, 2008
California Plants in Their Homes, A Botanical Reader/ Google Books
Click here. Later elementary school, possibly fourth(advanced) through sixth grade.
Friday, August 22, 2008
A First Manual of Composition/Google Books
A First Manual of Composition: Designed for Use in the Highest Grammar Grade and the Lower High-school Grades
By Edwin Herbert Lewis
Published by Macmillan & co., ltd., 1899
Original from Harvard University
Click here.
By Edwin Herbert Lewis
Published by Macmillan & co., ltd., 1899
Original from Harvard University
Click here.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
The Practical Speller for Higher Grades/Google Books
The Practical Speller for Higher Grades: Designed to Present in the Natural Order of Acquisition the Words Required in the Work of the Grammar and High School, and to Lead the Pupil to a Clear Understanding of the Common Usage of Capital Letters and of Punctuation Marks, by William Clayton Jacobs, Published by Ginn & Co., 1900.
Click here.
Click here.
Citizenship in School and Out/Google Books
Published in 1919, grades first through sixth grade, lesson plans for civics. Click here.
Monday, August 18, 2008
Saturday, August 16, 2008
A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines/Project Gutenberg
Interesting short biographical stories from 500 B.C. through 1920 of famous men and women for elementary school children. Click here. Unusual in that it includes Buddha and Muhammed.
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Thursday, August 7, 2008
McGuffey's Natural History Readers: Familiar Animals and Their Wild Kindred
This reader is for third grade. Click here.
Saturday, August 2, 2008
The Speyer School Curriculum(Guide) Grades Kindergarten -Eighth/Google Books
Published in 1913. See here.
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Little Wanderers by Margaret Warner Morley/Google Books
This charming book is an elementary school study of traveling seed plants probably for third or fourth grade. Click here.
More books by this author:
Seed-babies
The Honey-makers
The Bee People
A Song of Life
Renewal of Life: How and when to Tell the Story to the Young
A Few Familiar Flowers: How to Love Them at Home Or in School
The Spark of Life: The Story of how Living Things Come Into the World
Little Mitchell: The Story of a Mountain Squirrel
Butterflies and Bees: The Insect Folk
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Vintage Catholic Comic Books
"The Treasure Chest of Fun & Fact was a Catholic comic book published by George A. Pflaum of Dayton, Ohio, and provided to Catholic parochial school students between 1946 and 1972. The digital collection is a project that includes the first eighteen volumes running from 1946 to 1963. (Some issues in Volume 4 are missing.)"
Click here.
HT to Soutenus
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Fourth of July Stories, Independence Day (USA)
A few Fourth of July stories from Good Stories for Great Holidays. See Table of Contents here, and then "page forward" at link.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Basic Spanish SPN101, SPN102, SPN103/Audio Class
The textbook used for this course is called Sol y viento (VanPatten et al., McGraw-Hill). Click here.
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Monday, June 16, 2008
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Nature Study in Elementary Schools, Readers/Google Books
First Reader: The title mentions that this is a first reader; however, it looks a bit advanced for a first reader, more like a second grade leveled reader. Take a look to determine for yourself.
Second Reader, Myths, Stories, and Stories: Again, seems advanced for second grade, more like a third grade reader.
Both are very nice month-by-month nature readers.
Monday, June 2, 2008
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Lessons in English/Google Books
U.S. History Primer/Googe Books
There is no grade assigned to this history book although there is some mention that it was prepared by a high school teacher. It looks very general for high school. It is probably better suited for middle school. Click here.
McFadden Language Series/Google Books
There are no grades assigned to these books; however they appear to be appropriate for third and fourth grade. They have some really nice writing lessons, some with illustrated picture prompts for creative writing. I plan to use a few of these pages for writing assignments for by fourth grade student this summer.
Book One
Book Two
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Memorial Day Multi-Grade Readings for Children
Public School Methods, Memorial Day lesson suggestions. Elementary school.
One Year of Sunday School Lessons for Young Children, Gideon's Army.
The Patriotic Reader, for Seventh and Eighth Grades, Memorial Day.
Seat Work and Industrial Occupations: A Practical Course for Primary, pages 88-89, craft.
Fifth Reader, Liberty or Death!
Memorial Day (Decoration Day) Its Celebration, Spirit, and Significance, high school.
History primer, late elementary - middle school.
Stories for Every Holiday middle elementary school.
Home Occupations for Boys and Girls, elementary school.
Reading suggestions from above: Lincoln's
Gettysburg address should be read. Also Lowell's "
The Present Crisis."(high school) "Bugle Echoes," compiled by
Francis F. Browne, contains 150 poems of the Civil
War, both Northern and Southern(high school).
Story Hour Readings, seventh grade, Woodrow Wilson address.
Printable Memorial Day short stories for elementary school.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
High School Geography: Physical, Economical, and Regional/Google books
A bit dated of course, but parts are still useful. Click here.
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